Get the Hen! Get the Hen! by Ellen Patrick illustrated by Philomena OÕNeill Get the Hen! by Ellen Patrick illustrated by Philomena O’Neill Copyright © by Harcourt, Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887–6777 Fax: 407-345-2418 HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions Printed in Mexico ISBN 10: 0-15-358410-6 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358410-7 Ordering Options ISBN 10: 0-15-358356-8 (Grade K On-Level Collection) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358356-8 (Grade K On-Level Collection) ISBN 10: 0-15-360662-2 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-360662-5 (package of 5) If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format 10 050 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 The hen got out W ho can get it? Did Ted get the hen? Ted did not Did Meg get the hen? Meg did not Did Ned get the hen? Ned did not Did S al get the hen? S al did not W ill Ken get the hen? Ken fed the hen Ken got the hen Think Critically Where and when does the story take place? Tell how you know What does each child to try to catch the hen? How would you have tried to get the hen? School Activity Have children Þnd and read the words in the story that have short e in them School-Home Connection With your child, name words that rhyme with hen Make a list of the words and count how many you named ... 06 The hen got out W ho can get it? Did Ted get the hen? Ted did not Did Meg get the hen? Meg did not Did Ned get the hen? Ned did not Did S al get the hen? S al did not W ill Ken get the hen? ... fed the hen Ken got the hen Think Critically Where and when does the story take place? Tell how you know What does each child to try to catch the hen? How would you have tried to get the hen? School... Activity Have children Þnd and read the words in the story that have short e in them School-Home Connection With your child, name words that rhyme with hen Make a list of the words and count how many